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Your most feared calls: assessing & treating pediatric patients with undiagnosed pre-existing conditions

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MD-Kennedy Krieger Institute, UCEDD/LEND

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2009

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Some pediatric calls can keep you guessing. The patient has no known pre-existing conditions, and the family may be extremely panicked and upset by the emergency. What causes tachypnea, altered mental status (AMS) and seizures in children? How do you assess and treat those causes? The following cases involve actual patients who were seen by an urban ambulance service. Consider how each case presented to the crews, and how you would assess and treat the patients.

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Peer-reviewed publications in scholarly journals Published/In Press

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Professionals

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